Photos submitted by Jorge Masvidal’s
attorney, Bradford Cohen, depict the alleged injuries to the face
of “C.C.” — his identifier for Covington — as exhibits in a request
for the fighter’s medical records.Story by @MMAFightingSM
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May 3, 2022
There is now some visual evidence of the damage suffered by
Colby
Covington in an alleged attack by UFC rival Jorge
Masvidal outside a Miami restaurant on March 21.
The images surfaced after Masvidal’s attorneys included them in a
motion filed requesting Covington’s medical records. Covington
recently
modified his complaint, adding that he suffered a brain injury
in addition to a fractured tooth, wrist abrasion and damage to his
Rolex watch. While Covington’s tooth is clearly broken in the
images, Masvidal’s attorney, Bradford Cohen, expressed skepticism
in the fighter’s claims regarding the brain injury. Colby
Covington is identified as “C.C.” in the request, which was
obtained by
MMAFighting.com.
“Interestingly, the images do not demonstrate an injury aside from
a small chip in C.C.’s fake tooth,” Cohen wrote . “The evidence
collected thus far clearly contradicts C.C.’s allegations. C.C.
claims that Defendant hit him from behind. Exclusive footage shows
that during the incident, C.C. was facing the individual he
identified as Defendant. In fact, C.C. was looking at Defendant
head-on prior to taking the hit then appears to run from Defendant
in fear.”
The video footage mentioned by Masvidal’s counsel has not been made
available. Covington alleges that Masvidal assaulted him from
behind while wearing a hoodie and a surgical mask while saying,
“You shouldn’t have been talking about my kids.” Covington also
claimed that damages to his Rolex, which he valued at $95,000,
would cost $15,000 to repair. Images of the watch were also
included in the request, where Cohen alleges that the piece is a
knockoff Rolex — or a “Folex” — worth significantly less than
Covington said.
“This nickname indicates that a watch is composed of aftermarket
parts including fake or knock-off Rolex parts and possibly real
Rolex components — certainly negating the testimony that the watch
is worth $95,000.00,” Cohen wrote. “To calculate repair costs and
extent of damage to C.C.’s FOLEX, the watch needs to be examined
more closely to determine the true value of the watch.”
Cohen also cited Covington’s career as a professional fighter as
something that would consistently expose him to brain injury,
making it difficult to determine if one punch from Masvidal in the
alleged assault could’ve caused such trauma without access to
medical records.
“Given the State and C.C.’s allegations — paired with the fact that
C.C. is a professional fighter who is prone to repeated physical
injury — Defendant requires access to C.C.’s prior medical records
to properly defend himself against the charges in this matter,”
Cohen wrote. “Specifically, to ascertain how a single punch to
C.C.’s jaw induced the brain damage when C.C.’s profession as a
fighter exposes him to such injury periodically.”
Masvidal has pleaded not guilty to charges of battery and criminal
mischief. He was issued a stay-away order on April 28, which
requires him to remain 25 feet away from Covington himself and 500
feet away from his rival’s residence.
Covington defeated Masvidal via unanimous decision in a lopsided
bout at UFC 272 on March 5.